Viewing an earlier version · effective May 9, 2017View current - (1) In completing a notarial act, a notary shall sign on the notarial certificate exactly and only the name indicated on the notary's commission.
(2)
- (a) A notary shall keep an official notarial seal that is the exclusive property of the notary and that may not be used by any other person.
- (b) Upon the resignation, revocation, or expiration of a notarial commission, the notary shall destroy the notary's seal.
- (c) Each notarial seal obtained by a notary shall use purple ink.
(3)
(a) A notary shall obtain a new seal:
- (i) when the notary receives a new commission; or
- (ii) if the notary changes the notary's name of record at any time during the notary's commission.
(b) A notary shall affix the seal impression near the notary's official signature on a notarial certificate and shall include a sharp, legible, and photographically reproducible ink impression of the notarial seal that consists of:
- (i) the notary public's name exactly as indicated on the notary's commission;
- (ii) the words "notary public," "state of Utah," and "my commission expires on (commission expiration date)";
- (iii) the notary's commission number, exactly as indicated on the notary's commission;
- (iv) a facsimile of the great seal of the state; and
- (v) a rectangular border no larger than one inch by two and one-half inches surrounding the required words and seal.
- (4) A notary may use an embossed seal impression that is not photographically reproducible in addition to, but not in place of, the photographically reproducible seal required in this section.
- (5) A notary shall affix the notarial seal in a manner that does not obscure or render illegible any information or signatures contained in the document or in the notarial certificate.
- (6) A notary may not use a notarial seal independent of a notarial certificate.
(7) A notarial certificate on an annexation, subdivision, or other map or plat is considered complete without the imprint of the notary's official seal if:
- (a) the notary signs the notarial certificate in permanent ink; and
(b) the following appear below or immediately adjacent to the notary's signature:
- (i) the notary's name and commission number appears exactly as indicated on the notary's commission;
- (ii) the words "A notary public commissioned in Utah"; and
- (iii) the expiration date of the notary's commission.
(8) A notarial certificate on an electronic message or document is considered complete without the imprint of the notary's seal if the following information appears electronically within the message:
- (a) the notary's name and commission number appearing exactly as indicated on the notary's commission; and
- (b) the words "notary public," "state of Utah," and "my commission expires on______ (date)".